The 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix Championship is now well underway, and team Red Bull has gotten off to a relatively poor start. Much of the blame is being put on their new driver Liam Lawson, who was recently promoted to replace Sergio Perez who parted ways with Red Bull in December 2024.
The question being asked is: How can Red Bull overcome their early season struggles? Let’s dive straight in to find out.
How are F1 team Red Bull doing so far?
After just two Grand Prix races on the 2025 F1 calendar completed, team Red Bull is in a respectable third place on the 2025 Team/Constructors standings with 36 points. They are behind second-place Mercedes with 57 points and McLaren with 78 points.
23-year-old New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has failed to pick up any points yet, while Max Verstappen has picked up 36 points. As a result, Verstappen is second on the F1 Drivers Standings behind Lando Norris, who is currently in first place with 44 points.
In the opening race of the season on 16 March on the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at the Australian GP, Verstappen finished second. Lawson did not finish (DNF), which was the worst start he could have asked for.
At the Chinese GP on the Shanghai International Circuit on 23 March, Verstappen finished in fourth place, and Lawson ended up finishing in 12th.
How can Red Bull overcome early season struggles?
Red Bull lost an amazing driver when Sergio Perez left, and they are now pinning their hopes on Liam Lawson. To overcome their early season struggles, team Red Bull must not lose their cool and remain patient and optimistic.
He may not be a world-class driver yet, but he could one day become a true great. He earned his promotion and has become the newest teammate for four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen.
It will take time for the two drivers to gel with each other on the track and form a good understanding of how the other drives. Lawson is only contracted to drive for the first team under the Red Bull banner until the end of 2025, so he will try everything within his power to prove to his team that they made the right decision in selecting him.
He won’t want to disappoint them, so he will quickly need to sharpen his performance and start earning points for his team.
Some have described his entry into the F1 GP in Australia as a baptism of fire, and that he is not ready to compete at this level. Others have suggested that it would make more sense to replace Lawson with 24-year-old Japanese Yuki Tsunoda, who currently competes in Formula One for Racing Bulls.
It could take time before Lawson adjusts and starts showing improvement, but time is one thing that F1 teams don’t have much of, especially as we edge deeper into the 2025 F1 calendar.
Although there are many fans and critics who say Lawson will adjust, others say that more drastic measures are needed and that they should think about dropping him entirely from the team sooner rather than later. We will just have to wait to see what happens.
Upcoming F1 races
If you have missed the first two 2025 Grand Prix racing events, don’t panic because there are still plenty more to come. Here are the details for the next five upcoming F1 GP events that you might want to add to your diary:
- Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, 6 April at Suzuka Circuit
- Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, 13 April at Bahrain International Circuit
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, 20 April at Jeddah Corniche Circuit
- Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, 4 May at Miami International Autodrome
- Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, 18 May at Imola Circuit
Other upcoming events include the Monaco GP on 25 May at the Circuit de Monaco, the Spanish GP on 1 June at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the Canadian GP on 15 June at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, to name just a few.
Can Red Bull finish strong after a poor start to the season?
The quickest, easiest and most reliable way to find out if Red Bull can finish strong after a nightmare start is to see what some of today’s most trusted online bookmakers are currently predicting.
As it stands, when you compare the latest odds for the 2025 F1 Constructors Championship outright winner betting market, you will see that most sites currently have Red Bull as the fourth odds-on favourite to win, behind Mercedes in third, Ferrari in second and the odds-on favourite McLaren.
Red Bull is currently priced at around 25/1 in the fractional odds format, meaning they only have a 3.80% implied probability rate of winning this season. 25/1 is the same as 26.00 in decimal odds and +2,500 in American/moneyline odds.
In comparison, McLaren is the odds-on favourite right now, and are currently priced at around 2/15 (1.13 or -750) with a much higher 88.26% implied probability rate. In other words, the bookies don’t have much confidence in Red Bull, even with Verstappen on their side.
Conclusion
It is by no means over for Red Bull just yet. We are only two races into the current campaign, with 22 more races still to come. The final Grand Prix on this year’s F1 calendar is on Sunday, 7 December at the Yas Marina Circuit at the Abu Dhabi GP.
It’s far too early to suggest that Red Bull won’t win, but if they don’t pick up more points, there’s a good chance that they will struggle to finish in the top four this season.
Anything can happen in Formula 1 motor racing, and Lawson could end up shocking everyone and start earning his team some much-needed points. If he doesn’t, he could end up being replaced long before the end of the season by another driver, most likely Yuki Tsunoda.
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